Domestic Update

It's official.  Housemate's Boyfriend is moving in, as is his Yellow Dog.  In some ways this is a mere formality, because they've been here for months.  I appreciate the rent money and contribution to utilities.  In other ways it's an adjustment.  This house, which is just right for two people and one dog, is...cozy with three people and two dogs.  The daily bathroom negotiations are now slightly different because all three of us actually live here.

Meanwhile I'm talking to some folks who have a big rambly farmhouse right next to the sailing center.  I'd like to rent a room there, to minimize the driving to and from Portland in the middle of the week.  It's a 50 minute drive, and with gas being where it is, it's worth some money to avoid that commute.  I don't want to leave Portland entirely, because my social life is here.  But a place to lay my head nearer to where I'll be spending my days makes sense.  And it gives me a place to be alone, and will leave the happy couple with some privacy as well.   If this apartment works out, I'll have a woodstove and a big, glorious field, a pond with lily pads, and the rocky shores of the sailing center a 2 minute walk away.  They're cool with my dog being there.  I hope it works out.  I'd rather pay some rent than spend that money on gas. 

Comments

[a]

That sounds wonderful! (both the house and property, and the short, walking commute)

[Patrick]

The roomate's boyfriend moves in. Very undergrad. Going to work at a college has pulled you back into the lifestyle.

Frankly, it sounds like it would be cheaper and better for your life to make the "permanent" place close to work and just find a weekend crashpad in Portland.

Sounds like you're being displaced by your new roomie. Are you sure you aren't setting yourself up for resentment and perhaps a ruined friendship with your (current and former) housemate? Renting an extra room to avoid a commute makes sense... doing so to give other people private time in your own home is a recipe for disaster!